On October 1 and 2, Abu Dhabi will host the most expensive art exhibition Sotheby’s has ever staged in the Middle East. Collectively valued at around $150 million, it is also the first public fine art show the house has put on in the UAE. The six masterpieces involved were painted by Vincent van Gogh, […]

Cultural authorities in Cairo have launched a nationwide search for a 3,000-year-old solid gold bracelet which has disappeared from the Egyptian Museum.  The missing artifact once belonged to King Amenemope of the 21st Dynasty (1077 BCE to 943 BCE). It is adorned with beads of blue lapis lazuli, a gemstone which in Pharaonic Egypt was revered […]

KAWS, artist, entrepreneur, and hypebeast patron saint, has a new first on his CV: Uniqlo’s inaugural artist-in-residence. Starting immediately, he’ll be tasked with expanding the Japanese company’s “Art for All” philosophy, according to the clothing company.   More specifically, KAWS (aka Brian Donnelly) will curate art events across its stores worldwide and collaborate with the brand’s […]